Yahoo!, one of the biggest search engines and Internet portals, has entered the online poker world Thursday with the addition of real-money poker to the games section of its UK operations.
Yahoo! Launched the online poker room in collaboration with Gibraltar-based St Minver, one of Europe's largest gaming operators. Boss Media, which also supports the powerful gaming operators SportingBet, Bwin, and William Hill, will provide the poker platform.
The new poker site does not accept players from the U.S., due to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which makes it illegal for credit card companies and banks to accept money transfers to and from online gambling sites.
Yahoo! is the only Internet Service Provider (ISP) to offer play for real money. The YAHOO! UK & Ireland Games Web site also offers real money Bingo. The new site will focus on the growing European poker market.
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